Capt. Sylvanus Titus Family from Walpole As It Was and As It Is (1880)

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Surname: TITUS
Source: Walpole As It Was and As It Is by George Aldrich, 
        The Claremont Manufacturing Co., Claremont, N.H., 1880, pages 369-370

TITUS, SYLVANUS.--Capt. Sylvanus Titus came to Walpole, about 1775, from Connecticut, and 
was a soldier in the Revolutionary army. He settled on the hill north of the residence of Caleb Foster, 
and the remains of the old house where he used to live are still to be seen. His children were as follows:
I. Mary, m. Nathan Newton.
II. Lavinia, m. John Gates.
III. Asa, m. Rebecca, dau. of John Graves, jr., and lived with his father. Ch. 1st, Comfort, d. young 
2d, John, m. Susan, dau. of Ebenezer Wellington. Ch. (1) Ebenezer, m. Sophronia Ballou. (2) 
John, m. Almira Ballou. (3) Asa, d. in California. (4) William, m. and lives in Hancock, N.H, (5) 
Sarah M., b Oct. 18, 1836; m. William Warn. 3d, Charles, lived to old age, and d. in town, 
unm. 4th, Margaret, m. Calvin Graves. 5th, Preston, b. Oct. 12, 1801; m. Vashti, dau. of 
Ebenezer Wellington. Ch. (1) Louisa, d. when about twenty years of age. (2) Caroline, b. May 
19, 1830; m. first, Lewis Dunshee--- issue, three ch.; m. second, Ora W. Dwinnell. (3) Rhoda 
M., m. Curtis B. Wilbur; lives in town. (4) Emily, m. a Norris (5) Dora, m. George Clark, of 
Springfield, Mass. 6th, Sylvanus, m. first, Lydia Martin, and second, Harriet, dau. of Elisha and 
Sally (Russell) Angier, who bore him one child. 7th, Asa, jr., m. Sophie, dau. of Jeduthan 
Russell, of Saxton’s River, by whom he had two ch., Jane and Charles, neither of whom is 
living. 8th; Almira R., b. Nov. 26, 1817; m. Frederick A. Wier. (See Wier.)
IV. Sylvanus.
V. Samuel.
VI. Mary.
VII. Asahel.
VIII. James.
The five last named were all baptized by parson Fessenden in 1788. Capt. Sylvanus brought up two 
sons of his brother James, whose names were Sylvanus and James. Sylvanus--great Vene, as he was 
called--m. Harriet Snow, by whom he had four ch. He went west. James m. Maria Dennison. James, 
Sylvanus, and their cousin John, were persons of great physical strength and endurance. It has been said 
that John Titus had a physical organization which, for perfect development, harmony of part, and 
pleasing contour, was seldom seen. Sylvanus and James, nephews of Capt, Sylvanus, are remembered 
by the old citizens as famous drummers.